Number of F2 openings in Cycle 22 from GI8YDZ / GI0OTC
North America South America & Carribbean
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Total 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Total
October 3 1 October 4 2 1
November 1 21 7 7 November 18 4 6
December 13 24 15 7 December 7 13 7 2
January 5 9 12 9 January 6 5 5 5
February 1 4 4 February 2 1 4 4
March March 1
Total 14 53 32 31 13 143 Total 7 44 19 18 9 97
West Africa (9L, TR, TL, TU, EL etc) Middle East (5B4, ZC4, 4X)
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Total 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Total
October 4 3 7 October 6 2
November 4 5 6 November 6 2 1
December 2 4 3 December 1
January 6 January 1 3
February 4 3 12 4 February 1 2 2 11
March 2 2 3 March 2
April 4 April
Total 2 18 16 38 4 78 Total 14 7 5 14 40
Hong Kong Australia (VK6, VK8, VK4)
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Total 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Total
October 1 October 2 3
November November 1 1
December December
January January 1
February February 1 1 5
Total 1 1 Total 3 2 4 6 15
Ascension Is. Beacon - (ZD8VHF) Japan
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Total 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Total
November 4 September 1
December 2 1 October
January 1 November
February 1 December
March 1 January
April 1 1 February 1 1
Total 2 7 1 1 1 12 Total 1 1 1 3
Philippines Kazakstan - UL7GCC
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Total 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Total
October 1 October
November 1 November
December December
January January
February 2 2 February 3
Total 1 1 2 2 6 Total 3 3
Southern Africa (V5, ZS, 7Q7, etc)                
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Total
September 2 3
October 1 1 5
November 1
December
January
February 2
March 8 6 2
April 1 4
Total 1 12 14 9 36
   Total of 434 openings, no F2 logged after February 1992
Notes:
Openings as defined in this study pertain to amateur, and or beacon activity.
The significant increase in the number of openings to West Africa as the cycle progressed, is due to the increase in activity,
 both amateur and Beacon.
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